Surah Al-Ghashiyah, Ayah 7 (88:7)

ٱلْغَاشِيَة

لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ

Quran 88:7 is ayah 7 of Surah Al-Ghashiyah (“The Overwhelming”), a Meccan surah of 26 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 592 of the Madani Mushaf.

88:7
لَّايُسْمِنُوَلَايُغْنِىمِنجُوعٍ٧
lā yus'minu walā yugh'nī min jūʿin

Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.(7)

Word by word

  1. لَّاlāNot
  2. يُسْمِنُyus'minuit nourishes
  3. وَلَاwalāand not
  4. يُغْنِىyugh'nīit avails
  5. مِنminfrom
  6. جُوعٍjūʿinhunger

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